Today is Thursday, April 30, the 120th day of 2015. There are 245 days left in the year.
311 ― Emperor Galerius recognizes Christians legally in the Roman Empire
1722 ― The game of billiards is mentioned in the New England Courant
1763 ― London journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower
1772 ― John Clais patents first scale
1789 ― George Washington inaugurated as first president of U.S.
1808 ― First practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
1885 ― Boston Pops Orchestra forms
1904 ― Ice cream cone makes its debut
1935 ― World Congress for Women's Rights concludes in Istanbul
1961 ― Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize
1978 ― “Elvis The Legend Lives!” closes at Palace NYC after 101 performances
1997 ― Big Ben stops at 12:11 p.m. for 54 minutes